COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT REALISED IN RUGBY

A new commercial development designed by Stephen George & Partners, will start on site in October.

The £5.5 million scheme on Leicester Road in Rugby has recently been granted Reserved Matters Planning Approval.

The development consists of non-food retail space and has 270 car parking spaces, and is easily accessed from adjacent bus and cycle routes.

The key tenants will be Homebase, Wickes, Pets at Home and Benson for Beds.

AWARD-WINNING ARCHITECTS SHARE TOP TIPS WITH ARCHITECTS JOURNAL

Stephen George & Partners have spoken up at a recent Roundtable with Architects Journal and Forticrete.

The AJ Roundtable is an opportunity for industry experts to share their thoughts on a given topic.

Chris Halligan, Director at Stephen George & Partners was recently invited to talk green specifications.As well as representatives from Architects Journal, Chris was joined by Forticrete and other architects.

Chris raised insightful points including the need for statutory legislation on sustainability and the importance of keeping materials green with suitability always in mind.

Concerns have previously been raised about the clarity of information when it comes to greening. The consensus from this Roundtable suggests that this is beginning to change.

Here at Stephen George & Partners, we're committed to sustainability, we're thrilled that Chris had the opportunity to share his top tips with other industry leaders.

Read the full transcript of the AJ/Forticrete Roundtable here.

DUNSTABLE PROVES TO BE THE STRATEGIC LOCATION

The 310,000sq.ft. unit at Dunstable is now nearing completion, thanks to Stephen George & Partners. 

Forming part of the largest speculative warehouse development in the UK, our first building at Prologis Park Dunstable is well into its 9 month build programme.

Forming part of a 32 acres development with a further 358,000sq.ft. to follow, work is now progressing to office fit-out stage with Practical Completion due in June.

Thank you to all the team involved!

STEPHEN GEORGE & PARTNERS RANKED BRITAIN'S NUMBER 1 INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECT

We are pleased to be ranked as Britain’s number 1 Industrial architect!

Having set ourselves a target in our Business Plan of becoming the UK’s number 1 architect in the Industrial/Distribution sector, we are pleased to announce Stephen George & Partners has been ranked as such by Barbour ABI in their Economic and Construction Market Review for March 2014.

Barbour ABI is a leading provider of construction intelligence services providing commercially relevant insight and unique analysis of trends and developments within the building and construction industry. Barbour ABI is the chosen provider of industry data and indicators for Government bodies including the Office for National Statistics and the UK Government’s Construction and Infrastructure Pipeline, which outlines future construction and infrastructure projects where public funding is agreed.

Congratulations to all involved!

STEPHEN GEORGE & PARTNERS DESIGN NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR EUROPA WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS

Stephen George & Partners are the first choice architects for a global industrial developer, with a build-to-suit agreement of a 262 square foot logistics facility in Dartford.

Partnering with Prologis, the new facilitiy will serve as the new headquarters for Europa Worldwide Logistics, one of the largest privately owned transport and logistics companies in the UK.

The new building has been designed to support the company’s road freight operations, and will achieve a minimum BREAAM 2011 ‘very good’ accreditation and the best EPC rating possible for its size.

Work will start on site in early summer 2014, with Europa moving in in Spring 2015.

Find out more by reading the full story on our website here.